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The city is investigating the possibility that a child playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree sparked the blaze.

Two men were killed and another is in serious condition after a Tuesday shooting in Southeast D.C.’s Washington Highlands neighborhood, according to authorities.

Enter another vehicle and leave. and that was a few days prior to us actually locating the vehicle. >> did they give you a good description? >> male african-american, thin build. >> that description might have fit a lot of people in nailahs life, like for example her new boyfriend, andre wright. police had questioned him right away, of course, about their relationship and where he was when she disappeared. >> they asked about when the last time i saw her was, last time we spoke. >> or could that...

White bentley. and then in july, 2007, nailah attended an art gallery opening, and he came. this lawyer from milwaukee, andre wright. >> she had a big beautiful smile. she was a very pretty woman. very warm personality. and we just kind of walked around the space looking at different pieces, talking about my interests. what i was looking for in a piece of art. obviously, i tried to engage her. >> suddenly this is a different search than it was before. >> i mean, the artwork became of little inte...

Helped because -- >> we had some anonymous tips, people saying that they saw her at this location. >> but not a single one of them led to nailah. by now the detectives believed they were dealing with a serious crime, and yet -- >> shes missing. technically there hasnt been a crime committed. >> that makes it somewhat awkward when youre looking into it. >> the only one that we knew she had contact with, the boyfriend she was in wisconsin with the weekend before she went missing, they were all int...

In chicago like any other late summer day. hot, humid, windy. the usual. except for one thing. nailah franklin, ambitious, dependable, and always on her phone, was suddenly radio silent. even with her new love, andre. >> i called her that morning. e-mailed her. called her again. early afternoon. >> and thats when he sent her that all caps e-mail. "are you alive? " and you probably didnt mean it the way it really was. >> no, its like you say to someone, are you there? >> big sister leah did get a...

Metropolitan Police Department says an officer shot and wounded a 17-year-old boy at 8th and S streets in Shaw after seeing him armed with a handgun.

Police got several calls shortly before 2:20 a.m. Sunday about a person breaking into vehicles, they said.

Andre Wright gave the hosts the lead just before half-time, with Phoenix Patterson equalising in the second half.

Two people, including a child, were shot Tuesday in Southeast D.C., police said, just hours after another shooting injured five other people.